Category Archives: Television

CONTAINS SPOILERS Misery and despair comes knocking for the Baudelaires once again. Oh boy. Hi, wonderful people of the Internet! Today I will be continuing my reviews of the adaptations of A Series Of Unfortunate Events. I’ve already discussed the first season of Netflix’s version,

CONTAINS SPOILERS “A Series Of Unfortunate Events: one of the most miserable and dour collections of children’s books ever written. So please someone tell me why this is so incredibly entertaining”? Hey guys, and I’m back with another review. This time, I’m doing a review

MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS LA-based viewers of the Twin Peaks finale felt unsettled when Dale Cooper drove up to Eat At Judy’s. This isn’t an unusual feeling when watching Twin Peaks: rewatching this episode, I felt deeply uncomfortable waiting for the final shot. They were unnerved,

MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS The answer was always there, at the start of every episode. All that time we spent wondering if Cooper would ever fully return, if we’d ever seen Audrey come back again, if whatever evil had infected the world since the Season Two

MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS In the end, Twin Peaks: The Return is all about time. Arriving after Laura Palmer’s prophesied twenty-five-year interval, it embraces the fact that the world is different now. The Black Lodge has spread its influence, Lucy has to cope with mobile phones,

MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS The White Lodge is a place beyond linear time, without cause and effect, a place where American fans might be watching episode 13 of Twin Peaks: The Return, and German fans might be watching episode 14. That real-world snafu seems quite appropriate

MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS Since we last saw them, it’s fair to say the Mitchum brothers have been getting along just famously with Cooper. They were introduced as villains and will leave with a testimony to their “hearts of gold”, so it’s worth asking what the

MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS So, out of David Lynch and Mark Frost, which one’s been spending too much time on the internet? I mention this because episode 12 appears inspired by one of the most extraordinarily silly of online conspiracy theories: the Mandela effect. Mandela effect

MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS The humour and horror of Twin Peaks are both on full display in episode 10 of The Return, which features some of the series’ biggest laughs and warmest moments – Nadine’s shop! Albert’s date! – but opens with three back-to-back scenes of

MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS Let’s begin with the first thing that strikes you on a rewatch. Initially, we were all convinced that Diane’s interview with Mr. C was the most terrifying thing in this episode. It is, indeed, nightmarish, but it didn’t cause me to choke